Different Stokes: All-rounder highest paid foreign player

BEN STOKES HAS TAKEN GIANT STRIDES AS AN ALLROUNDER, AND DISPLAYED HIS SKILLS IN THE RECENT TEST AND LIMITEDOVERS SERIES PLAYED IN INDIA.

NEW DELHI: Ben Stokes caused a sensation at the Indian Premier League player auctions on Monday after Rising Pune Supergiants shelled out ~14.5 crore to buy the leading England allrounder

It is the highest ever price paid for a foreign player in the marquee franchise league’s 10-year history.

The Pune franchise, to be led by Australian Steve Smith this season, exhausted all but ~3 crore of their kitty to bag the biggest player in this year’s IPL auctions. The 25-year-old Stokes, among the seven players who had the highest reserve price of ~2 crore, triggered a bidding frenzy at the auctions.

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The ~ 9.5 crore paid for Australian all-rounder Shane Watson was the previous record paid for